| 100% | STEELE | 6 | "Remington ___" (1980s show) |
| 84% | STEELE | 6 | Remington of 1980s TV |
| 79% | MIAMIVICE | 9 | 1980s TV show or 2006 film |
| 79% | HILLSTREETBLUES | 15 | Hit 1980s cop show |
| 77% | DEAN | 4 | Actor Richard ___ Anderson (star of the 1980s show "MacGyver") |
| 77% | ATEAM | 5 | 1980s Mr. T show, with "The": Hyph. |
| 73% | MRT | 3 | Breakout star of the 1980s show "The A-Team": 2 wds. |
| 73% | MRT | 3 | Mohawked actor on the 1980s show "The A-Team": 2 wds. |
| 73% | ATEAM | 5 | 1980s TV show featuring Mr. T, with "The": Hyph. |
| 72% | DRRUTH | 6 | Sexologist with a hit 1980s radio show |
| 71% | ALFRESCO | 8 | 1980s ITV sketch show featuring Siobhan Redmond and Robbie Coltrane |
| 70% | MIAMIVICE | 9 | Cry after "Freeze!" on a 1980s TV show |
| 68% | YOMTVRAPS | 9 | 1980s-'90s hip-hop show co-hosted by Fab 5 Freddy |
| 68% | TREASUREHUNT | 12 | 1980s Channel 4 game show revived by BBC TV in 2002 |
| 66% | ANOTHERWORLD | 12 | Show Peter (Christopher Knight) appeared on for one season in the 1980s |
| 66% | LALAW | 5 | Hit 1980s-'90s show with TV's first lesbian kiss |
| 65% | STEELE | 6 | 1980s TV's "Remington ___" |
| 64% | THEATEAM | 8 | 1980s action show made into a 2010 film starring Liam Neeson: 2 wds. |
| 64% | MIAMIVICE | 9 | 1980s cop show made into a 2006 film starring Colin Farrell: 2 wds. |
| 64% | THEATEAM | 8 | 1980s TV show featuring Mr. T as B.A. Baracus: 2 wds., hyph. |
| 62% | STEELE | 6 | "Remington ___" of 1980s TV |
| 62% | TUBE | 4 | The —, 1980s Channel 4 music show hosted by Jools Holland and others |
| 62% | OBER | 4 | Host Ken of the 1980s game show Remote Control (anagram of BORE) |
| 59% | LACEY | 5 | "Cagney & ___" (1980s cop show) |
| 59% | ALLIE | 5 | "Kate & ___" (1980s TV show) |
| 59% | VICE | 4 | "Miami ___" (1980s cop show) |
| 59% | ALLIE | 5 | "Kate & __" (1980s TV show) |
| 58% | HILLSTREETBLUES | 15 | 1980s cop show that TV Guide once ranked as the greatest TV drama of all time |
| 58% | ATEAM | 5 | "The ___" (1980s show starring Mr. T): Hyph. |
| 58% | ATEAM | 5 | "The ___" (1980s show with Mr. T): Hyph. |